A collaborative, agile, and entrepreneurial conservation leader with proven success in delivering strategic partnerships, transformational campaigns and long-term revenue growth.
In my newly established role, I lead initiatives to advance AWC’s mission and vision through strategic alliances, partnerships, collaborations and acquisitions. I am intimately involved in the development of AWC’s 10-year strategic vision, goals, targets and plan. My focus includes building a portfolio of new projects and strengthening existing land management relationships with private and commercial landholders, governments and Indigenous Peoples. Working closely with the Chief Executive, Board and Senior Leadership, and drawing on my extensive knowledge and experience in Australian conservation principles and practices, I represent AWC at the highest levels, lead projects from concept to fruition, including spearheading pitches, presentations, proposals, tender submissions, negotiation, agreement and contract renewal. Networking, strategic positioning, policy development as well as sourcing and pursuing new funding mechanisms are key elements of this highly collaborative role.
As AWC’s global CDO, I built an outstanding high-performing, cohesive team to develop and implement the vision, objectives and strategies for growing and diversifying AWC’s national and international philanthropic revenue. I led the execution of AWC's national sanctuary events and city-based functions, and spearheaded the organisation’s marketing, communication, media and supporter engagement strategies. In this highly visible and accountable role, I represented AWC at the highest levels. Key achievements included:
Representing AWC at the highest levels of philanthropy and managing an extensive portfolio of high net worth donors, my role involved:
In this highly entrepreneurial, 2IC role I drove business development for IQPC, including identifying and establishing new business ventures. Key achievements included:
Trusted with running IQPC’s Australian business operations and managing 80 staff for 5-6 months while the Managing Director was on maternity leave in 2002 and again in 2004. I carried full responsibility for the timely production, continued growth and profitability of IQPC’s 140+ annual conference schedule during that time.
This senior-level strategic and logistically complex role involved identifying ~140 commercially viable conference topics per annum for senior decision-makers in Australia's top 1,000 organisations. I managed the scheduling, strategic development and budgeting of IQPC's commercial conference program. I managed multiple teams of production staff and direction to the marketing, logistics, sales and sponsorship teams. I represented AWC at the highest levels, negotiated strategic alliances and secured national and international keynote speakers. I travelled to IQPC London to benchmark best practices and translate them to IQPC Sydney.
Leading a small team of conference producers, I drove business growth by identifying and producing commercially viable business conferences. Responsibilities included:
Insurance litigation (personal injuries and property damage) Specialist. Reporting to the Senior Partner, I was responsible for ~80 cases from inception to completion. Provided advice, undertook discovery, Court appearances and argument, instructed Counsel, negotiated and settled cases, consulted with clients, delivered targeted client and junior solicitor training.
As a graduate solicitor, I reported to the Managing Partner and managed cases under his supervision from inception to conclusion, primarily in the areas of insurance litigation (i.e. property damage), family law and commercial law. Responsibilities ranged from initial briefing from clients, providing advice, discovery, answering subpoenas, court appearances, arguing matters, in the local, district, supreme and family courts, negotiation and settlement of matters, drafting reports and letters to clients.
I am passionate about conservation and love being immersed in nature, swimming, outdoor adventures and bushwalking. I revel in reading, learning new skills and creativity and really enjoy meeting new people.
Available on request